Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Friday, January 11, 2013

2013 Charles Taylor Prize Shortlist Announced

Jan 10, 2013 - PW

The Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction, which recognizes excellence in Canadian non-fiction writing, has its five nominees for 2013:

Carol Bishop-Gwyn for The Pursuit of Perfection (Cormorant Books), Tim Cook for Warlords (Allen Lane), Sandra Djwa for Journey with No Maps (McGill-Queen's University Press), Ross King for Leonardo and The Last Supper(Bond Street Books), and Andrew Preston for Sword of the Spirit (Knopf Canada).